Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT04787614 |
| Other study ID # |
HHSP233201500048I-CF |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
November 1, 2020 |
| Est. completion date |
February 26, 2022 |
Study information
| Verified date |
April 2022 |
| Source |
National Opinion Research Center |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
The objective of the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) is to document the
nation's current supply of early care and education (ECE) services. Because the COVID-19
pandemic is likely to have had an impact on the ECE supply, and because the availability of
ECE services is critical to restoring the U.S. economy, updated data on the ECE supply will
be crucial for policy-making and research. The purpose of the NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up Study
is to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pre-pandemic ECE supply and the ECE
workforce, including changes in supply or departures from and re-entries to the workforce.
Data from the study can be used to estimate the impact of the pandemic on ECE supply and the
financial health of ECE providers, as well as providers' experiences during and after the
pandemic emergency. Through a two-wave design, the NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up Study data will
trace providers' and workforce members' experiences from 2019, through the initial months of
the pandemic (to be reported in the Wave 1 interview), and then to the one-year point since
the onset of the pandemic (to be reported in the Wave 2 interview). This design is intended
to capture the trajectories of providers and workforce members, for example through recovery
back to full or modified participation in ECE supply, or long-term exits from ECE supply.
Prospectively collecting these data allows inference about the types of providers and
workforce members most likely to have exited or survived in ECE, as well as the programmatic
supports received by those who remain in ECE at the time of the second interview.
Description:
The 2019 NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up Study includes three surveys: 1) NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up
Home-based Provider Survey; 2) NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up Center-based Provider Survey; and 3)
NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up Center-based Workforce Survey. This study aims to collect data from
programs and individuals that completed interviews in the 2019 NSECE, regardless of whether
or not they are still providing ECE services at the time of the follow-up surveys, with some
exceptions (see Eligibility subsection below). The resulting data will document the
experiences of ECE providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study has a two-wave design, with surveys to be fielded in Fall 2020/Winter 2021 and
Spring 2021. Wave 1 of the study includes all providers that completed interviews in 2019.
For home-based providers and center-based workforce respondents, Wave 1 of the study will
collect data from the same individuals interviewed in 2019. For center-based providers, Wave
1 of the study will collect data from center directors interviewed in 2019 or, if they are
unavailable, other individuals knowledgeable about the center's operations. Wave 1 of the
study will collect data on whether providers were still providing ECE services in February
2020, that is, prior to the pandemic emergency. Providers or center-based workforce members
that had permanently ceased ECE services prior to February 2020 would not be fielded for Wave
2. Any providers or center-based workforce members who were participating in ECE provision at
the onset of the pandemic will be fielded for Wave 2, so that trajectories of ECE
participation, including temporary closures as well as permanent exits, can be identified in
the Wave 2 interview. We note that home-based provider survey respondents are both ECE
providers as well as members of the ECE workforce.
NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up Home-based Provider Survey. The purpose of this survey is to
understand home-based providers' practices and statuses since March 2020, as well as personal
impact on providers. The respondents for this survey include home-based providers who
participated in the 2019 NSECE and reported getting paid for their work looking after
children. The COVID-19 follow-up survey will ask home-based providers questions related to:
1) Employment Calendar (including the current status of the respondent's home-based program,
employment changes and gaps since February 2020, and wages received) ; 2) Experience of
Pandemic Assistance Programs (which will gather information about applications for program
assistance, assistance received, and sources of information the respondent used to learn
about child care and other types of assistance available); 3) ECE Practices during Reference
Period (such as exposure to COVID-19, special health practices, and staffing and enrollment
changes since March 2020/date of last interview); 4) ECE Status during Focal Week (covering
items about cost of care, comprehensive services, and characteristics of the children
enrolled during the last week of October 2020/April 2021); and 5) Current Personal
Information (consisting of questions related to the respondent's current financial health,
physical and mental health, household composition, and future ECE plans).
NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up Center-based Provider Survey. The purpose of this survey is to
understand center practices and statuses since March 2020. The respondents for this survey
include center-based providers who participated in the 2019 NSECE. The questionnaire will
collect information on five topics: 1) Care Status Calendar (including the current status of
the center-based organization, number of closures and openings since February 2020, reasons
for closing, and reasons or conditions for reopening); 2) Experience of Pandemic Assistance
Programs (applications for program assistance, assistance received, and sources of
information the respondent used to learn about providing child care during the COVID-19
pandemic); 3) ECE Practices during Reference Period (including exposure to COVID-19, special
health practices, types of contact with children when closed); 4) ECE Status during Focal
Week (including items about cost of care, comprehensive services, program expenditures, and
characteristics of staff and enrolled children during the last week of October 2020/April
2021); and 5) Current Personal Information (questions about the respondent's future ECE plans
for themselves and for the organization as a whole).
NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up Center-based workforce Survey. The purpose of this survey is to
understand ECE professional experiences and personal impact on ECE workers since March 2020.
Respondents for this survey will include center-based classroom staff who completed the 2019
Center-based workforce questionnaire. The survey will include five sections: 1) Calendar
(confirming employment status with center-based organization from 2019 NSECE); 2) Experience
of Pandemic Assistance Programs (incorporating questions about questions about the sources of
information the respondent used to learn about providing child care during and any special
situations they may have worked under the COVID-19 pandemic) ; 3) ECE Practices during
Reference Period (including information about any program exposure to COVID-19, special
health practices, types of contact with children when closed, and any professional
development activities during the pandemic); 4) ECE Status during Focal Week (information on
the groups of children the respondent works with, child care activities planned, job stress,
and center-based organizational support during the last week of October 2020/April 2021) ;
and 5) Current Personal Information (asks questions about respondent's current financial
health, physical and mental health, household composition, and future ECE plans).
